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that we had found in face-to-face and digital world social networks, with very similar circle sizes and essentially the same scaling ratio.

by deploying alternative news feed algorithms on in-silico social media platforms, where large language model (LLM) agents that mimic human social media users interact with one another, we can explore and test the impact of these alternative algorithms on macro-level social outcomes, such as conflicts and polarization.[385]

In our survey, they are 76 percent Black, 15 percent Hispanic, 5 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, and 4 percent other. They are 68 percent male and 32 percent female. Their average age at the time of this study was 52 years old (1971 birth year) and on average they dechurched twenty-five years ago (1998).

By 2022, the picture changed significantly. A majority still identified as Christian (68%), but that meant one-third of the population did not claim that label. While the Jewish population held mostly steady (2%), the number claiming another faith grew (8%) and those claiming no religion skyrocketed (21%). If those trends continue, the U.S. could i

As recently as 2012, only half of Black Americans (in the General Social Survey) said discrimination was the main reason why Black people had less desirable jobs, incomes, and housing than Whites. Then that began to change, with progressively more Black adults pointing to discrimination as time went on: 57% said so in 2014, 61% in 2016, 66% in 2018

people maximize their well-being, and that they do so through exchanges with others. The influential formulations of Gary Becker and the Chicago school hold that this economic approach to human behavior can be applied to anything. People can decide that what matters most to them is preserving nature, raising children,

A few data points: In 1960, about 89 percent of Americans—or about 158 million people—were white. Just over 10 percent (about 18 million people)